2. WHAT IS AN INSTITUTION?
A media institution is an
established, and often
profit based organization
They deal in the creation
and distribution of
advertising, entertainment
and information services
They range over a
variety of platforms.
These include
TV, Radio, Online and
magazines.
3. IPC
IPC Media is the UK's leading consumer magazine and digital publisher. It has
more than 60 well-known brands, with content over a range of platforms.
They have an audience of 26 million UK adults with they’re websites re aching
over 25 million users every month.
There are three
publishing divisions:
IPC Connect
IPC Inspire
IPC Southbank
a mass market women's
division with famous women's
weeklies including Now, Chat
and Woman, TV
entertainment brands
including What's on TV and TV
& Satellite Week.
has a wealth of leisure
brands including Country
Life, Horse & Hound, Rugby
World and Decanter, as well
as lifestyle brands including
Nuts, Mousebreaker and
NME.
upmarket women's division and
comprises luxury fashion brands
including InStyle, lifestyle brands
including woman&home and
Essentials and home interest
brands including Ideal Home and
housetohome.
4. BAUER
Bauer Media is the largest privately owned publisher in Europe with over 6,400
employees. It has more than 570 magazines, 300 digital products and 50 radio and TV
stations in 16 countries around the world.
Bauer first launched in the UK with the magazine ‘Bella’ in 1987. They then expanded
with the by buying ‘Emap Consumer Media’ and ‘Emap Radio’ in 2008.
Bauer own a very large majority of
popular music magazines, a few include:
Q magazine
Mojo magazine
Kerrang magazine
Bought from EMAP and
First published in
January 2008
Also bought from EMAP
and first published in
January 2008
First published
by Bauer in June
1981.
5. EMAP
Emap stands for 'East Midland Allied Press'
EMAP is a British media company, they specialize in the
production of business-to-business magazines. They also
organise business events and conferences.
In January 2008, Emap sold its radio, television
and consumer media businesses to the German
company Bauer for £1.14 billion.
6. For my music magazine i have
chosen to use Bauer as my publisher
This is because they are Europe's leading and
largest publishing company and have a range
or platforms available.
Another reason is that they currently own
many well know music magazines which are
very successful, These include 'Q', 'Mojo' and
'Kerrang'.
